Pittsburgh attorney Robert Daley filed 900 asbestos-related and wrongful death lawsuits on October 29th in the Kanawha Circuit Court. In the suits were named two national railroad companies thought to be responsible for the plaintiffs health problems related to asbestos exposure.

According to the lawsuit many of the plaintiffs in the cases suffer from asbestos-related respiratory problems such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or one of a number of other related conditions. The suit alleges that these health problems are the result of the plaintiff’s exposure to asbestos containing materials while employed with either the CSX Railroad Company or Norfolk Southern Railway.

Of the 900 individual lawsuits 760 of them were filed against CSX railroad, in this number is also included the wrongful death claims, and 240 of them were filed against Norfolk Southern Railway. Many of these cases are reported as being dismissed during the summer months by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and are re-filings of those cases.

Daley and his plaintiffs are alleging that the two railroad companies failed to protect the health of their employees by not providing the proper information and protection regarding asbestos exposure.
According to court documents it cost over $110,000 to file the first 760 lawsuits. The plaintiffs, which are either individuals who worked for one of the companies or the estates of individuals who previously worked for one of the two companies, are all seeking compensatory damages.

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